Hindu Yuva Vahini threatens CM Yogi Adityanath

Last Modified Tuesday, 5 June 2018 (11:12 IST)

Lucknow: With several members of the ruling party already up in arms against the BJP Government, now Yogi Adityanath's own Hindu Yuva Vahini has threatened to sever relations with the Bharatiya Janata Party if it did not expedite construction of the grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya.

If BJP drops the Temple issue, then the Hindu Yuva Vahini will part ways with it, HYV president Sunil Singh said here on Monday.

The Hindu Yuva Vahini is a youth wing formed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur. He was the president of the Vahini but lately Mr Singh has taken control of the organisation.

''The BJP came to power with a promise to construct Ram temple in Ayodhya. It had also promised to repeal Article 370. But it seems now that the BJP is deliberately going slow on this issue.

This is a betrayal with the people. When we go to the people, they ask us what had happened to the promise of construction of Ram mandir.We have no answer. In this scenario, the Hindu Yuva Vahini will be left with on other option than to part ways with BJP,'' Mr Sunil Singh declared.

He also said the recent defeat in the byelections is a wake-up call for the party. ''The BJP is losing elections because it is losing faith of masses and it is losing faith because it is going slow on construction of Ram Temple,'' the Hindu Yuva Vahini chief said.He declared that the Hindu Yuiva Vahini will support that party which will promise construction of a grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya.

''It is clear that BJP will not cross double digit mark in 2019 elections because of its lackadaisical approach towards construction of Ram Temple,'' he said.Asked if Hindu Yuva Vahini leaves BJP, what will happen to Yogi Adityanath, Mr Sunil Singh's